how did it all begin?

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how did it all begin?
Topic Started: Aug 15 2005, 09:50 PM (178 Views)
+ Missingo	Aug 15 2005, 09:50 PM Post #1
Dedicated member Posts: 329 Group: Elite Member Member #70 Joined: May 18, 2005	Hey zeerus, If its okay with u.. could u post the history of this whole forum? like what made u want to start? or who were some of the first members, or what were some up and downs...or what was a worst forum mistake, or tragedy.,,? Itd be cool to know the forums history.
	Its too late its too late....they wont let go...they wont let go...follow my foot steps through that open door...open door....It must be very under the heart that makes this place so insane youll find in time that the gates have been upon


Tekimagic	Aug 16 2005, 02:08 AM Post #2
Newbie Posts: 29 Group: Members Member #86 Joined: August 6, 2005	That would be kinda fun to know...
	"Now do you believe in Rock and Roll? Can music save your mortal soul? And, can you teach me how to dance real slow?..." DeviantArt Account


Zeerus	Aug 16 2005, 07:02 AM Post #3
Spank My Monkey! Posts: 1,596 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 31, 2004	I'll post it some time soon. a lot has happened since it first opened July 31st, 2004, yet we only have 82 members >.< EDIT: Quote: Abstracted.View, formerly WebFuzion Designs, started in July of 2004 as a personal project of a lone designer with nothing but Paint Shop Pro and a great knowledge of coding. It was originally supposed to be a community website with tutorials, scripts, and more, but without the right tools, it never went anywhere. Around March of 2005 we received a surge of traffic, and about 20 new members. The main WebFuzion Designs website received around 50,000 hits that month, and I finally thought things were going somewhere. We had about ten active members and a ton of topics springing up. Now, before I go any further I think it's important to explain the 'Unknown Incident'. Unknown was a good friend of mine from school. He had a band, and was an active member on the forums. We exchanged little favors, and he eventually became a Global Moderator. One thing led to another, and he became angry with me. Anyway, he completely trashed the forums, deleting the 5,000 plus topics that had been created. With no backup databases I could do nothing but shell out money to restore the topics. Deciding against it I began sending out regular updates to encourage forum use. I'm happy to say it picked up for a while, and during the summer we had quite a bit of activity. But with the end of summer, the activity died down again. Most of our active members had left, and new members never returned. I figured a facelift would be good for the forums, so I completely customized everything. A new name, banner, skin, emoticons, and more. At that point it seemed the forums became even more barren. Now a year old I can only hope, now that I have the right tools, that AV will become a popular community website. I have a lot of things planned and hope that it all works out.



+ Missingo	Aug 16 2005, 08:37 AM Post #4
Dedicated member Posts: 329 Group: Elite Member Member #70 Joined: May 18, 2005	What the?......... Whats this "unknowns" real name? I thnk I might know him.... cause I have a friend who has a band, I signed them to my label a few weeks ago...
	Its too late its too late....they wont let go...they wont let go...follow my foot steps through that open door...open door....It must be very under the heart that makes this place so insane youll find in time that the gates have been upon


Hacker-X	Aug 16 2005, 09:37 AM Post #5
Dedicated Member Posts: 512 Group: Admin Member #50 Joined: March 6, 2005	unknown was the global moderator that trashed the forums and deleted all those topics, i though you were around when that happened...



Tekimagic	Aug 16 2005, 11:23 AM Post #6
Newbie Posts: 29 Group: Members Member #86 Joined: August 6, 2005	That is kinda rude to abuse power like that...
	"Now do you believe in Rock and Roll? Can music save your mortal soul? And, can you teach me how to dance real slow?..." DeviantArt Account


+ Missingo	Aug 16 2005, 11:46 AM Post #7
Dedicated member Posts: 329 Group: Elite Member Member #70 Joined: May 18, 2005	naw, I wasnt part of the forums at that time.
	Its too late its too late....they wont let go...they wont let go...follow my foot steps through that open door...open door....It must be very under the heart that makes this place so insane youll find in time that the gates have been upon


Zeerus	Aug 17 2005, 06:39 AM Post #8
Spank My Monkey! Posts: 1,596 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 31, 2004	you live in Miami, right, Missingo? he does too, so you probably know him. His name is Francisco



+ Missingo	Aug 17 2005, 08:13 AM Post #9
Dedicated member Posts: 329 Group: Elite Member Member #70 Joined: May 18, 2005	ehh..... yea I know him....... hes the one that told me about this forum, since I told him I was interested in webdesign... What a bastard, I cant believe he did this, by my part, Im very sorry he abused all that power like that..it takes alot of immaturity to do that...and I mean alot!
	Its too late its too late....they wont let go...they wont let go...follow my foot steps through that open door...open door....It must be very under the heart that makes this place so insane youll find in time that the gates have been upon


Zeerus	Aug 17 2005, 10:16 AM Post #10
Spank My Monkey! Posts: 1,596 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 31, 2004	is he the one you signed to your record label? if he's the one htat needs the site for the band I won't do it. I'll still do your label site though. Just a little busy here at the moment, so it might have to wait. he probably still come shere every now and then



+ Missingo	Aug 17 2005, 12:26 PM Post #11
Dedicated member Posts: 329 Group: Elite Member Member #70 Joined: May 18, 2005	yea, I signed his band,,, but dont worry.. his sight is already designed... I think... anyways, I got the label site under control, I just need help with the other bands site.. there name is Twisted logic, u can check them out on http://www.myspace.com/twistedlogic
	Its too late its too late....they wont let go...they wont let go...follow my foot steps through that open door...open door....It must be very under the heart that makes this place so insane youll find in time that the gates have been upon


Tekimagic	Aug 17 2005, 06:22 PM Post #12
Newbie Posts: 29 Group: Members Member #86 Joined: August 6, 2005	Lol, do we all live in Florida :xd:
	"Now do you believe in Rock and Roll? Can music save your mortal soul? And, can you teach me how to dance real slow?..." DeviantArt Account


Zeerus	Aug 17 2005, 07:08 PM Post #13
Spank My Monkey! Posts: 1,596 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 31, 2004	more than half of the people on the forums live in Florida. most of them live within 30 minutes of me, and the others live in Miami



Hacker-X	Aug 19 2005, 06:55 PM Post #14
Dedicated Member Posts: 512 Group: Admin Member #50 Joined: March 6, 2005	Zeerus Aug 18 2005, 12:08 AM more than half of the people on the forums live in Florida. most of them live within 30 minutes of me, and the others live in Miami i don't live in any of those places, i live in Pennsylvania



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